diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9789559..c21f4b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ Clone and compile:
 
 If the build was successful, you can execute the binary and start the server:
 
-    java -jar build/libs/wormhole-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+    ./run.sh
+
+It will run in the background. You can see the process via:
+
+    ps auxw|grep wormhole
 
 Note: The default port of the Wormhole is 7070. This can be changed in source and recompiled if needed.
 
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a01ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Starting wormhole server..."
+java -jar build/libs/wormhole-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar &